Unsurprisingly, money is the primary reason most students stop or drop out of college. I was fortunate to have GI Bill benefits to pay for my education, but most Californians don’t have that option. I ...

In a gesture of gratitude, Scrap Mart flew the family to San Diego for their national convention to return the medal.

It should’ve been lost forever, crushed in a car shredder. But this World War II Purple Heart refused to be forgotten.

As part of the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Division during World War II, Pfc. Edward Gorski Jr. was in a foxhole in Germany when he was injured on May 2, 1945. Enemy fire struck, and the 19-year-old ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs' Operation Purple Heart reunited a lost Purple Heart with the family of WWII veteran Edward Gorski Jr. during a ceremony in Geneva. Gorski, wounded in the Battle of ...

A Purple Heart medal was returned to the family of Army Specialist Kenneth Wiest, who died in Illinois in 1998. In all, 11 Purple Heart medals will be returned to their owners.

A Marine sergeant major was demoted to sergeant after he was convicted of wearing nine medals that he never earned, including a Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon, and making false statements ...

The Manchester Police Department recognized 12 past and present officers on Monday with Purple Heart medals.The medals were awarded to officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Ahead of the Independence Day holiday, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a missing Purple Heart medal to the family of a late Army Air Corps veteran from Park Ridge.

SPRINGFIELD — Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs made a renewed request for the public’s assistance in returning a dozen Purple Heart medals to their rightful ...